python - Model name is being displayed in Django template -

i'm new django i'm building few simple apps increase knowledge. trying display concatenated list, when display list shows model names so:

[<famousquote: yourself; else taken>][<infamousquote: . dunno. either way. >] 

this views.py file:

def index(request):     famous_quote = famousquote.objects.all().order_by('?')[:1]     infamous_quote = infamousquote.objects.all().order_by('?')[:1]      compiled = [famous_quote, infamous_quote]      return render(request, 'funnyquotes/index.html', {'compiled': compiled}) 

and index.html file:

{% if compiled %}     {{ compiled|join:"" }} {% else %}     <p>no quotes you.</p> {% endif %} 

is there i'm doing wrong, or better way this?

you have list of lists, unicode representation of list contains <objectname:string>, if had list of model objects, you'd proper __unicode__ representation of objects.

ultimately, template automatically trying convert python objects string representations, in case of queryset [<object: instance.__unicode__()>].

you have defined your desired string representation object instances - need make sure template engine receives instances - not other classes.

look @ difference in output in shell.

print(famousquote.objects.all().order_by('?')[:1])   # calls str(queryset) # vs print(famousquote.objects.order_by('?')[0]) # calls str(famousquote) 

either update view

compiled = [famous_quote[0], infamous_quote[0]] 

or template

{% quotes in compiled %}{{ quotes|join:"" }}{% endfor %} 

tl;dr

you have lists of lists joining string representation of lists, not instances.